Gärstenhörner
The Gärstenhörner is a mountain in the Urner Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It lies on the range west of the Rhone Glacier, and east of the Grimsel Pass.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,189 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Garstenhorner” and “Mittler Gärstenhorn”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gross Furkahorn and Klein Furkahorn.
Gross Furkahorn
Peak
Photo: Ximonic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gross Furkahorn is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Uri. It lies north of the Furka Pass and east of the Rhone Glacier.
Klein Furkahorn
Peak
The Klein Furkahorn is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking the Furka Pass on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Uri. It lies near the southern end of the Galenstock-Gross Furkahorn chain, east of the Rhone Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gletsch and Oberwald.
Gletsch
Hamlet
Photo: Alorin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gletsch is a hamlet in the German-speaking half of the canton of Valais, located in the upper Rhone valley, called Obergoms, 2.5 kilometres, southeast below the Rhone Glacier's mouth and itself the headwaters of the Rhône.
Oberwald
Village
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Oberwald is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in Goms District in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is situated at an elevation of 1,377 m and had a population of 277 in December 2007.
Obergesteln
Village
Obergesteln is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Obergesteln was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Oberwald and Ulrichen to form the municipality Obergoms. Obergesteln is situated 10 km south of Gärstenhörner.
Gärstenhörner
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.59809° or 46° 35′ 53″ northLongitude
8.36148° or 8° 21′ 41″ eastElevation
3,189 metres (10,463 feet)Open location code
8FRCH9X6+6HOpenStreetMap ID
node 808269411OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Gärstenhörner” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غارشتينورنير”
- Chinese: “蓋施滕赫納山”
- Dutch: “Gärstenhörner”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جارشتينورنير”
- French: “Gärstenhörner”
- German: “Gärstenhorner”
- German: “Gärstenhörner”
- German: “Gerstenhörner, Gärstenhoren”
- Ladin: “Gärstenhörner”
- Persian: “گورستنهارنر”
- Polish: “Gaerstenhoerner”
- Polish: “Garstenhorner”
- Polish: “Gärstenhörner”
- Spanish: “Gärstenhörner”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nägelisgrätli and Gärstenegg.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gerstengletscher and Hintere Gärstenlücke.
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